This teaching of JESUS is another
dynamic that defines the authentic GOSPEL OF JESUS: Matthew 5:39:
"I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek,
turn the other to him also."
This verse reveals the
humiliation of being a Christian. In the
natural realm, if a person does not hit back, it is because he is a
coward. But in the spiritual realm, it
is the very evidence of the Son of GOD in him if he does not hit back. When you are insulted, you must not only not
resent it (as if that is a simple thing), but you must make it an opportunity
to exhibit the Son of GOD in your life.
And you cannot imitate the nature of JESUS—it is either in you or it is
not. A personal insult becomes an
opportunity for a saint to reveal the incredible sweetness of the LORD JESUS. –
Oswald Chambers
